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Definition of primogeniture noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

primogeniture

noun

NAmE//ˌpraɪmoʊˈdʒɛnətʃər//

, NAmE//ˌpraɪmoʊˈdʒɛnəˌtʃʊr//

[uncountable]

1(formal) the fact of being the first child born in a family

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2(law) the system in which the oldest son in a family receives all the property when his father dies

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